The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-07

Governor BodweII's Illness.

HALLowELL, Dec. Ex-Governor Bodwell's
condition is much improved today, but the
neuralgia pains still cause him severe suffer-
ing He had but little sleep last night.
DIR. Mitchell of Brunswick attended the
Governor at Brunswick, but DR.. w. s..
Thompson of Augusta, returning from a
professional visit to Bath. took Mr.. Bodwell
under his care and returned with him to
Hallowell on the afternoon train. DR..
Thompson is still in close attendance.
[LATER.l
Governor Bodwell's condition is not much
changed, but if anything he is more comfort
able There are no symptoms as yet to indi-
cate anything alarming in his condition.
Taken Home.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 6-Miss Ella Given. who
was seriously injured by being thrown from
her carriage at the railroad station, Saturday,
has so far recovered as to be able to be re-
moved to her home in Lewiston.
Prepared for Fires.
DOVER, Dec 6.-The new water works in
Dover and Foxcroft have been tested very
satisfactorily to the officers of the fire de-
partment A stream was thrown over a
chimney of the Mayo factory and to the top
of the spire of the Methodist church. The
department has about 1000 feet of hose
which can be used and the villages are con-
sidered safe from a conflagration.
Deaths of Maine People.
BANGOR, Dec 6-Moses Jackson, aged n
years, one of the most prominent citizens of
Bradley, was suddenly stricken with par
adi al
Leland Bither, aged 65, well known citi-
zen of Bradford, was found dead in bed Sun
day morning. Heart disease was the cause.
FARMINGToN, Dec. 6.-General George w.
Clark, leading citizen of New Vineyard,
died last night aged nearly "a years.
Mrs. Betsey B. Morse, wife of Rev. w. K.
Morse of Pennington, died last night, aged
50 years. She lived just three days after the
death of her husband.
MAcHIAs, Dec. 6.-James Ballinger of
Machias died last night. He was appointed
postmaster by President Cleveland and
served acceptably until three months ago.
when poor health obliged him to relinquish
the cares of his Office
New Granite Quarry.
RocKLAND, Dec. Grown, McAllister q
Co. have opened new granite quarry on
Long Island, near Blue Hill, and are making
preparations to commence work on large
SCALE A wharf 800 feet long has been con-
structed, which gives ten feet of water at
the extremity at low tide. A railroad track
connects the quarry and wharf. small
crew is now working on odd jobs. The firm
shipped recently to New York $4,000 paving
blocks.
Suing saco.
SAco, Dec. 6.-The Saco & Biddeford Gas
| Company has entered suit against the city OF
| Saco for $296 for gas consumed by the street
| lights last year, from the time the electric
| light was introduced until the close of the
year. The city acknowledges its indebted
ness, but disputes the amount of the bill,
| The case will be tried at the January term
of the Supreme Court.
| Held as a Flre-bug.
BANGOR, Dec. 6.-Solomon Burnham was
| arraigned in the Municipal Court today on q
charge of burning building Sunday night
He was bound over in $500 to the February
term of the Supreme Court.
The Northmen in Maine.
BELFAST, Dec. Gan address was deliy
cred this evening by Joseph Williamson be
fore the Belfast Scientific Association, OF
prehistoric Maine" He claimed that tn,
discovery and occupation Of Maine by TIN
Mortimer during the eleventh century wa
evinced by the stone work, rock inscription
and copper implements found at Monhegan
Machias, Harpswell, Newcastle and othe
places on the coast.
They Want Factory.
SACo, Dec. 6.-The farmers of Hollis, Bux
ton, Dayton and WATERFORD are making al
effort to establish corn packing factory a
Bar Mills. A. l.. Phinney Of Westbroo
agrees to fit it up and run the establishment
If the farmers of the vicinity will erect
suitable bdilding, exempt it from taxatio
and guarantee to raise three hundred acre
of corn each season. At an adjourned meet
ing of the farmers interested in the entel
prise. held at Buxton yesterday committe
| was appointed to solicit subscriptions {
stock for the erection of the building. On
hundred and seventy acres of sweet cor
have already been pledged, and it is believe
the amount can readily be raised to thre
hundred acres.